Marlene Mefferd (nee Ochsner), 87, went home to be with the Lord on July 9, 2024. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Charles; sons Charley (Janet), John (Ami), Joel, Jim, and the late Jeffrey (Kim); grandchildren Rachel, Danny, Melanie, Megan, Bill, Carly and Matthew Mefferd and Lauren (Matt) Grund; sister Delores Swider; two great-grandsons; and many nieces and nephews.
Marlene was a graduate of Amundsen High School and Wilbur Wright College. She had a rewarding career as an executive secretary at Allstate and Institutional Capital Corporation, a boutique investment firm in Downtown Chicago.
Marlene loved to travel across the US and around the world, but she most enjoyed the time she spent at her home overlooking Arkansas’ scenic Bull Shoals Lake nestled in the heart of the Ozarks.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, at Central Baptist Village, 4747 N Canfield Ave, Norridge, Ill. Interment is private. Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church 3S465 Briggs St., Naperville, IL 60563.